The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-03-12

after veins of ore, so I shall get out Of
hearing mass by listening to a tradi-
ton"
"Once upon time, then" my friend
began, "a poor man came up the road
driving a small, lean donkey. This
animal carried little chest of pinch
beck rings, earrings, looking-glasses
and the like for sale among the ranch
eros. In short, this was a peddler,
When he had arrived at cliff in one
of the hills, he unloaded the donkey
and turned it loose to grass at will,
while he sat down upon his pack sad
die. After time another wayfarer
appeared and came TO sit down by the
former. They talked awhile, smoked
their cigarettes, and then lay down
peacefully to sleep, for these
were brothers, travelling together
and partners in business. He who
had driven the donkey fell asleep
very shortly, but Francisco, the other,
began to think that if he were master
of his brothers money and goods he
would have enough to support him,
and would be subject to the command
of none. This fame kindled in his
mind was famed by Satan, and he de-
termined to carry out the idea. He OBJ
served his brothers respiration, and,
satisfied that he slept soundly, Fran
cisco arose, and on tiptoe, with his lips
apart and his eyes wide and rolling, he
lifted up great, black stone, and hold
ing it above his brothers head, let il
fall. A dull crash told that the sleep
er's head was crushed to atoms. After
a moment stream of blood crept from
beneath the stone. No sooner did the
murderer see that red current run,
bathing the rocks, than, like another
Cain, he began to rush frenzied from
place to place, tearing his locks and
beating his head against the powders
Finally, desperate, he turned to the
Chapel of Our Lady of the Silversmiths
and there he wept very torrent Of
tears, calling on his Maker to show
him mercy. You see, the poor devil
notwithstanding the course of justice
was not very prompt then on Mexican
soil, feared to find himself uncomforta
bly, well fitted by halter.] Well, he
wept and cried, striking his sinful heaC
against the steps of the altar, and called
upon the Lord to pardon and save him
accused criminal as he was. In thu
midst of his lamentations he felt a sof
touch upon the shoulder, and turning
his head:
"Oh, my brotherp he cried; 'havt
pity! If thou art a shade, if thou has
come hither from another world, hav,
pity and forgive mel
"What kind of trick do you cal
that, demanded the other, to go ava.
and leave the beast and load unmatched
and me alone and sleepingP'
"My brother, l have killed theeP
"'Killed mel but I'm aliver replied
the murdered man, mechanically in
speeding himself closely.
"'None the less, l hurled a grea
stone upon your head, and saw you
blood gush forth and your brains spat
tered around
"The other passed his hands over hi
head, and, while he found no wound
he experienced a slight pain beneat
the touch. But, my brother, explai
this thing
"'Oh! l am a sinner, vile and az
cursed! But the Lord has seen my re
pentance, and He has restored thee t
life. Let us pray.
1.-THE two brothers fell upon thei
knees, and prayed long and devoutly
Going later to the scene of the murder
they found there the stone still coyere
with fresh blood"
When his recital had reached tn
point, my friend said, seeing me ope
my eyes wide: Come in, and you ma
see the stone" And on going in,
fact, l saw and touched, in one corn'
of the chapel, great black bowld'
capable of demolishing not merely tt
head of a man, but of an elephant
l hold myself responsible for the a
count of this miracle no more than
the other. 1t is tradition which l r
late to the reader as it was told to m
y. II. adds, in Argonaut.
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